The plan to fund SNAP amid the federal government shutdown faces an uncertain path in a politically divided Michigan Legislature.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel called for a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, also known as SNAP,

The city of Flint is making plans to launch a food voucher program to help households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program if benefits are suspended starting on Saturday, Nov. 1.

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. What is SNAP? SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, is a federal program that provides benefits to low-income families to help afford food.

The impact of the federal government shutdown is now being felt in Michigan as officials say SNAP benefits have been paused.

The emergency funding for the program formerly known as food stamps would help 1.4 million Michigan residents who face losing food assistance in November as the federal government remains shut down.

Michigan lawmakers proposed a bill package totaling nearly $1 billion to keep food benefits funded in the state. This comes as the federal government shutdown continues into its fourth week.

Federal government shutdown forces temporary halt to food assistance as community members step up to help neighbors.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the food stamps freeze is a result of a federal government shutdown funding gap.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 22 other state attorneys general and three governors in filing a lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for their decision to suspend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, also known as SNAP, for the month of November due to the ongoing federal shutdown.